FInally picking up my Rivian R1S today. Pre-pickup updates:
- The original estimated delivery date was 5/20, and they blamed slow freight traffic for the additional delay.
- They shipped the home charger a couple months ago, and I took the risk and installed it early (several weeks ago). It looks nice - we'll see how it charges.
- When arranging online payment, I thought I was signing up for an ACH method to be used at delivery, and actually, they immediately transacted the purchase price, so be prepared for quick service on that aspect.
- Their trade-in value offer was significantly (10%+) lower than other alternatives, so even with the potential sales tax savings, it made more sense to sell the trade-in myself. Incidentally, my CarMax offer was superior to the 3-4 others I tried. And the CarMax offer went down about 4% from their initial offer I got over a month ago. I guess used car prices are on the retreat, after all.
I'll report back in a week or so (if I remember) to describe my first impressions of Rivian ownership.